Wang Zi Ping was born in 1881 and died in 1973. He had
been the vice chairman of the Chinese Wushu Association, and was commonly called
the "King of Thousand Pounds" for his seemingly superhuman strength.

Wang Zi Ping was born in
Cang Zhou in Hebei Province to a martial arts family. He learned martial arts
from Yang Hong Xiu, and was a master in Cha Quan (Cha Fist), Ba Ji Quan (Eight
Extremes Fist), and Long Quan Jian (Dragon Spring Sword). He became a merchant
in Northeast China, then joined the army, teaching kung fu to soldiers. He
defeated many Western fighters who arrived in China during a time when the
country was in turmoil due to foreign invasions. Once, he single-handedly
defeated a squadron of foreign military police.

Wang loved the martial
arts. When the country was in turmoil, he was forced to travel to all corners of
China and take on all kinds of jobs, but never stopped practicing kung fu. He
started learning martial arts since six, and never stopped practicing it, even
when he was more than eighty years old. Qing Long Jian (Green Dragon Sword) was
something of his own creation, developed after he analyzed many styles of
swordsmanship, including Western fencing and Japanese kendo.

In 1960, he accompanied
Premier Zhou Enlai to Cambodia. At the time, he was the coach of a wushu team
and was already eighty years old. However, in a demonstration of his love for
the martial arts, he again performed his Qing Long Jian, with the enthusiasm and
skill of someone much younger.

Wang had taken on minor
roles in movies, usually in brief scenes showing some old martial arts master
demonstrating a move or two. Although he was a well respected martial artist
throughout the country, he never accepted money for his performances, claiming
that his only goal was to promote martial arts. Wang was also a famous doctor,
and has produced several medical works during his later years.

During his youth, Wang had
repeatedly defeated Western boxers who challenged the Chinese to fights. Once,
in a demonstration of his strength, he picked up a large millstone, and was
since then known as the "King of Thousand Pounds".